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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after Safwa is her world as small as it has ever been and Bibi Warda has died and Qias is gone?

2. What does Safwa remember her mother making for Eid?

3. When does the section "The Crowning" take place?

4. Where does Anvar get a suit to attend prom with Zuha Shah?

5. When Safwa tells her father they need to go to America, how long has it been since she spoke to him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Abu take Safwa when he comes to get her in Basra?

2. Why does Safwa not make an effort to belong with the people she is living with?

3. What happens to the goat Baba Adam has for Eid?

4. How and when does Safwa's mother die?

5. Why does Safwa decide that she will ask Qais to take her and Abu to America?

6. Who was Dr. Yousef Ganni?

7. What has Safwa been taught about names, and what does she consider when she chooses a new name?

8. What does Shabana, president of the Muslim Students Association, want Anvar to do?

9. What does Dr. Yousef arrange for Safwa?

10. Who comes to Anvar's dorm room and why on page 75?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Allusions are figures of speech. What are allusions? How does the author use allusions? How can allusions be ambiguous references to people, places or things? Why might allusions be difficult for readers to understand and connect to ideas?

Essay Topic 2

Zuha and Anvar meet at a French bistro. What conversation do Zuha and Anvar have about marriage and soul mates? Why does Zuha think it may not be possible to find one’s soul mate? Why does Anvar believe it is possible to find one’s soul mate? Does Anvar change Zuha’s opinion about soul mates?

Essay Topic 3

Azza wants Qais out of her life. Why does Azza want Qais out of her life? How has he hurt her? How far is Azza willing to go to get Qais out of her life? Why does she believe lying about him is justified?

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